Easy Paper Rose Tutorial

For the past few months I've been busy making paper roses.  They are super simple to make and as usual, I kind of got hooked!    

If you want to make some of these pretty paper roses, here is what you need:

• Paper punch in a flower shape similar to this one:

• Cardstock
• Skewer
• Glue gun
• Small detail scissors (optional) for distressing edges of flower shapes

 More pretty paper roses:

Basically, you just take the punch and punch 5 flower shapes. Then take the skewer and curl each of the petals, glue them together in layers and build the rose.   The first flower shape, you bend each of the petals into a U shape. The second flower shape, you bend one edge of each petal inward. The rest of the shapes you bend the side of each petal under.  Then you glue each layer to form the rose. 

For the rest of the tutorial plus illustrated photos see my Handmade Paper Rose Tutorial on HubPages!

Coffee Filter Snowflakes Tutorial

A while back, I was given a pack of old coffee filters from my husband's grandmother. We already had plenty of coffee filters and since I didn't know how old they actually were, I figured I just put them up and use them for some kind of craft, like flowers or something.  So recently, I got them out and decided to make some snowflakes with them and they turned out super cute!  I cut out several different shapes.

 scalloped snowflakes

spiky edges

 

 I hung some from the chandelier in the dining room.

Look at this cute snowflake garland!

This is a very easy and cheap winter craft and perfect for kids too.  To make the snowflakes just fold a coffee filter in half, then half again, then half again.... and then again. You will be left with a little wedge. Cut around the sides of the wedge to form the shape of your snowflake and then unfold and see your beautiful snowflake appear.  If you want to add color to them, watercolors would work great or you could add some glitter or spray shimmer mist on them.  

Here is a link to my tutorial that is a little more detailed:

Coffee Filter Snowflakes Tutorial

Happy Crafting :)

Free Printables- Bright Colored Papers

Above is an example of some of my free printables in bright, vibrant colors... I made LOTS of them and they are all available for download for free!  Use them to do scrapbooking, paper crafts or anything you like.

 Free Printable Paper Pack: Bright Fun Colors and Patterns 


Thank you for dropping by!

Paper Rose with Scalloped Edges Tutorial

rolled roses

scalloped edge rolled roses

I love the cute spiral cut paper roses...I just got back into making them again.   Here is the tutorial I shared a couple years ago after I first started making but recently I have been making them using a different technique- instead of cutting just a plain spiral, I used some scalloped scissors to cut the spiral and they turned out super cute!  I keep on making them and I have no idea what I will use them for LOL! But.. I'll use them for something, I am sure :)

I wanted to do a little post just to show how CUTE and EASY these are... I made all of these out of colored card stock. This particular cardstock worked great because it wasn't too thick.

Easy Paper Rose Tutorial

Start out with a 6x6 inch square and cut it into a circle. 

Then get the scalloped scissors and starting on the edge start to cut a spiral into the circle, cutting around and towards the middle.  I try to leave about an inch between the edges when I'm cutting.  I taper the end and this will leave a scalloped circle cut out in the middle. I then cut off the tapered outside edge.  It should end up looking something like this.

Then I start rolling it tightly toward the middle.  Keep going until you get to the end and then let it uncurl just a little bit... you don't want it to uncurl too much.

Now, take the glue gun and put a glob of glue on the circle (that was left after cutting the spiral) and then take the flower and stick it right down into the glob of glue.   Make sure the end of the spiral is glued down to the side of the flower and trim up the bottom circle if you need to. 


You should now have a pretty scalloped rose!



I hope you enjoyed the tutorial... These flowers are a bit on the smaller size.. If you want larger ones, try starting out with a square that is 8x8 or even 12x12.  Always try and cut your spiral evenly, all the way to the middle.  Also, if you use regular scissors and cut just a plain spiral and then cut large scallops all around it like this:

cut wide scallops

Then you end up with this look:

Thank you for dropping by and please stay tuned for more cute stuff to come :)

Jamie

Easy Crepe Paper Carnations Tutorial

crepe paper carnations

I was going through some boxes in my closet and found a few packages of streamers I had forgotten about.   I decided to get them out and see what I could do with them.  I'm always working with paper and fabric strips trying to make flowers so I thought these streamers may make a cute flower. I ended up putting a stitch down the edge, gathering them and rolling them up. They turned out really cute, just like carnations!  I also made some rolled flowers or cabbage roses, I think they call them, which turned out really cute too.  I decided to do a tutorial on how to make each of these.  There is a link to it at the end of this post.

Here are some more photos:

Here is some photos of the crepe paper rolled flowers aka cabbage flowers:

crepe paper cabbage flowers or rolled flowers

crepe paper rolled flowers

a couple of stacked rolled flowers

close up of 2 crepe paper rolled flowers stacked- this adds dimension

Crepe Paper Flowers Tutorial

Cereal Box Crafts

Cereal boxes make wonderful crafts! Like this super cute star...

star made from cereal box @ grey luster girl

And here's a few more:

"inbox" organizer made with cereal boxes @ Family Fun

cereal box notebook @ Bee-inspired

cute turkeys @ Blissfully Domestic

I love these turkeys!   Would make the perfect Thanksgiving craft for kids :)

More Cute and Clever Cereal Box Crafts

Easy, Budget Friendly Mod Podge Crafts

I wanted to round up a few Mod Podge crafts today.. These are all super easy and budget friendly crafts.. For some of them you may even have all the materials you need (or at least some) just sitting around the house. 

 Decorative Vases

@Natural Home and Garden

 These pretty vases are super easy to make.. You really won't believe how easy and inexpensive they are to create.  

Cute Paper Covered Clipboards

@All Things Heart and Home

Look at these cute little clipboards I found that were made using Mod Podge! I love the matching pens too :)

Upcycled Water Bottle Vase

@homework

Yes, you read right! This vase is actually made out of a common water bottle.  It is so pretty and super easy to make, too.

 Embellished Clothespins

 @HubPages

You can buy clothespins super cheap... You can buy a pack of 50 of them at Wal-Mart for a few bucks! Just FYI --You can get them at the Dollar Store (Dollar General) too but they didn't seem to be as good of quality as the ones at Wal-Mart.

@Design Sponge

Do you ever want to change up the lid on a glass jar? You can use Mod Podge to do just that .. It's a great way to use up your scrapbooking paper scraps! These lids turned out gorgeous .. love them!

One more thing before I end the post... I HAVE to share this awesome HOMEMADE MOD PODGE RECIPE that I found!! Mod Podge is awesome but it is kind of expensive... I don't mind buying it because it goes a long way but I'm always up for a homemade craft recipe.. She swears it works just as good as the real stuff... A huge THANK YOU to the girls over at Babblings and More :)

There are tons of other Mod Podge projects out there.. These are just a few. I'm sure I'll be doing many more Mod Podge posts in the future  :)

Super Cute DIY Embellished Clipboards

embellished clipboards-gift for teacher@Fancy Frugal Life

Fancy Frugal Life has shared the tutorial for these cute embellished clipboards as a teacher's gift. I can't think of anyone else that deserves such a sweet handmade gift!

decorated clipboard tutorial @ Sweet and Sassy

 This one I found at Sweet and Sassy! I love the bright colors this one is made with and also all the ribbon strips at the top.  Visit the link for the tutorial.

embellished clipboard@ Ameroonie Designs

Look at these this cute clipboard that I found at I'm Topsy Turvy..it was one of her guest posts!  I love the colors and the look of this one.. so cute!  Ameroonie Designs  was the guest poster :)  Click on the link to see the very nice, photo illustrated tutorial!

clipboard for lists @ Carla's Scraps

 For those of you who love lists you will really appreciate this one at Carla's Scraps.

hand painted clipboard @ Christy's Thrifty Decorating

I got my usual email post from Christy's Thrifty Decorating and just couldn't help but share this beautiful and colorful clipboard she painted by hand.  I LOVE it!! Have you ever seen anything so bright and colorful!?